Dhaka vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$141	$972
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3432
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	78
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	16.8M	687K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 8829th and 2171st ($464 vs $1947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Finland, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Helsinki. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 6151st and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Helsinki

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	Dhaka	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$8.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1053
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$9157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$5238
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$81.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$13230

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1937
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1655
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1611
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1561
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1383
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1372
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1601
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1566
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1618
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1589
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1516
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$999
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1561
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1516
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1521
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1545
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1524
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1422
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1437
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1476
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1064
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1503
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1184
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1083
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1041
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1353
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1363
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1174